GSDI Standing CommitteesLegal and Socioeconomic CommitteeThis is the home of the GSDI Legal and Economic Working group. We also support the Legal and Economic Working Group Discussion List. If you would like to join the working group, fill out the registration information to join the discussion list and the chair of the working group will be in contact. As established by the GSDI Bylaws: The Legal and Socioeconomic Working Group explores the legal and economic frameworks within which spatial data infrastructures are developed within individual nations and multi-nation regions. It encourages dialogue in regard to varying public policy and legal approaches and explores models, approaches, and experiences that may enhance cooperation among nations in sharing spatial data and spatial technologies. The committee identifies, acquires, analyzes, and reports to GSDI Association members policies or legislation being adopted or considered by national, regional (multi-nation) or international law bodies that might be relevant to the goals of the GSDI Association or otherwise affect the global development of spatial data infrastructures. The committee shall propose and develop statements if needed in support of the goals of the organization, propose and draft responses to legislation that may be adverse to those goals, and develop approaches for communicating with legislators, agency personnel, and other policy makers. This group has been active in past GSDI conferences in organizing workshops and sessions addressing legal, economic and institutional issues in the implementation of spatial data infrastructures. Past objectives of the working group have included: (1) preparation of detailed descriptions of the legal and economic frameworks of selected nations and (2) the preparation and distribution of a legal and economics framework survey. If you have ideas to share, please join us. Legal and Socioeconomic Committee Workplan 2009-2010 Links of interest to the Legal and Socioeconomic community: * Spatial Data Infrastructure Literature Search. Any references to new relevant legal and economic literature is very welcome at b.vanloenen@tudelft.nl. * SDI legal and economic research and researchers * SDI education at universities around the world * Peer reviewed journals of substantial interest to the international development and information technology communities. Archival Documents of the Working Group:
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